Self-criticism and self-enhancement : theory, research, and clinical implications /

"Life is complex. Accordingly, this volume represents an attempt to share with interested readers a way not only to recognize complexity in our lives but also to embrace it. Thus, the editor's overarching goal for this volume is to challenge readers to think more richly and complexly about...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	American Psychological Association
Other Authors:	Chang, Edward C. (Edward Chin-Ho)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2008]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Criticism, Personal. Self-perception. Self Concept. Motivation. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Self-enhancement as good, self-criticism as bad
Self-criticism as good, self-enhancement as bad
Self-criticism and self-enhancement as both good and bad
Clinical implications of self-enhancement and self-criticism.
Introduction to self-criticism and self-enhancement : views from ancient Greece to the modern world / Edward C. Chang
Part I. Self-enhancement as good, self-criticism as bad
On the psychological benefits of self-enhancement / Margaret A. Marshall and Jonathon D. Brown
On the physical benefits of self-enhancement / Suzanne C. Segerstrom and Abbey R. Roach
On the psychological hazards of self-criticism / Christian Holle and Rick Ingram
On self-criticism as interpersonally maladaptive / Jill M. Holm-Denoma, Ainhoa Otamendi, and Thomas E. Joiner Jr.
Part II. Self-criticism as good, self-enhancement as bad
Defensive pessimism as a positive self-critical tool / Julie K. Norem
The role of self-criticism in self-improvement and face maintenance among Japanese / Takeshi Hamamura and Steven J. Heine
On the psychological costs of self-enhancement / C. Randall Colvin and Robert Griffo
On the physical health costs of self-enhancement / William M.P. Klein and Katrina L. Cooper
Part III. Self-criticism and self-enhancement as both good and bad
A functional approach to explaining fluctuations in future outlooks : from self-enhancement to self-criticism / James A. Shepperd, Patrick J. Carroll, and Kate Sweeny
On when self-enhancement and self-criticism function adaptively and maladaptively / Constantine Sedikides and Michelle Luke
Part IV. Clinical implications of self-enhancement and self-criticism
On promoting adaptive self-enhancement in psychotherapy / James L. Pretzer
On promoting adaptive self-criticism in psychotherapy / Raymond M. Bergner
Self-criticism and self-enhancement : from complexities of the present to a complex future / Edward C. Change ... [and others].